High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 36, Issue 9, 092002(2024)

Nernst effects study using dopant layer on magnetized target

Shijia Chen1...2, Hua Zhang1,2,*, Cangtao Zhou1,2,*, Hongbin Zhuo1,2, Fuyuan Wu3 and Ramis Rafael4 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1College of Applied Sciences, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 2Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Ultraintense Laser and Advanced Material Technology, Center for Intense Laser Application Technology, and College of Engineering Physics, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
  • 3Laboratory of Laser Plasmas, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
  • 4E.T.S.I. Aeronautica y del Espacio, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, P. Cardenal Cisneros 3, E-28040, Madrid, Spain
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    The two-layer magnetized liner target offers an alternative approach to magnetized target fusion implosions by incorporating high atomic number (Z) materials in the innermost layer to mitigate magnetic flux losses caused by Nernst effects and reduce ignition requirements. However, the inclusion of high-Z materials may lead to increased radiation losses due to mixing. This preliminary research on magnetized liner inertial fusion (MagLIF) utilizes germanium (Ge) doped with CH as a high-Z substitute in the liner to isolate the effects of magnetic Nernst advection and mixing. Compared to one-layer targets, the two-layer configuration demonstrates significant increases in temperature and magnetic flux, resulting in a 154% improvement in fusion yield. Different concentrations of CH dopant are introduced into the inner layer of Ge, and the effects of CH concentrations on fusion yield are analyzed. The study shows that using low concentration CH-doped Ge as inner layer of liner can enhance fusion yield.

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    Shijia Chen, Hua Zhang, Cangtao Zhou, Hongbin Zhuo, Fuyuan Wu, Ramis Rafael. Nernst effects study using dopant layer on magnetized target[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(9): 092002

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    Category: Special Column of 4th Symposium on Frontier of HPLPB

    Received: Mar. 26, 2024

    Accepted: Jun. 27, 2024

    Published Online: Oct. 15, 2024

    The Author Email: Zhang Hua (zhanghua@sztu.edu.cn), Zhou Cangtao (zhoucangtao@sztu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202436.240106

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